I actually got to FLY a P-51 Mustang! Part 1- Startup & Takeoff

[omfgitsyou1]

thats not a p51 its an a36 apache

[spanish111japan]

It's a P-51C, you idiot.

[greenbobby13]

how much does it cost

[bazwabat]

So not only did you get to fly in (and FLY) in a Mustang but it was a rare C model to boot. Oh so so so green with envy! You should get a t-shirt with "No D models for me!"

[MrDriftking23]

1 question if some one has ton of tons of hours in flight sims is it possible to fly in real life

[bazwabat]

I would say yes to the flying part to a certain degree, the landings and takeoffs might need a little work as there is the question of depth perception to deal with.

[MrDriftking23]

i think if you know your plane to where it feels comfortable then it should be easier right cause in flight sim different planes needs different landing speeds to land or take off correctly.everybodys first time is the scaries.i know i never flew one yet.i feel like in my heart i could actually do it without training. so do u think it comes natural to some people .

[bazwabat]

Yes I think so. Plus a lot of it is very visual and the "feel" of the plane which you don't get with flight sims (apart from the multi million dollar ones ha ha)

[MrDriftking23]

thanks for letting me know.u been a good help and maybe one of these days you let me fly yours LOL:)

[octane130]

MrDriftking23: Yes, you would be able to fly this aircraft. What was surprising to me was just how hard you have to pull on the stick at times. The harder you crank the airplane around, the harder you have to pull. The trim changes are also very large and the rudder control is very stiff at all times. This is nothing at all unusual for a high-performance warbird though and the flight characteristics are actually very refined considering this airplane is 67 years old. Just beautiful!

[GUTTERbOY001]

@MrDriftking23 Speaking as someone who's gone from sim to real-world pilot, the basics do transfer over nicely. In some ways I actually found it easier to fly the real thing as opposed to a sim-the feedback you get from the controls makes it a lot more intuitive. On the other hand, despite having tons of sim landings, it took me a lot of practice to get the hang of landing the real thing. I'd say that a good sim pilot would do fine in the air, but t/o and landing would be a different matter.

[AmericanPride42]

I'm so jealous!!!

Can you and I switch places?

[PatBALEX]

Hats off to you!! Had your hands on a P-51 Mutang...Not a Ford but the real thing... :)

[JanneFF]

Awesome stuff!!!

[DrHoldowicz]

Great video, you really let us share a bit of that experience !

Thanks !

[ugcsred2011]

You are the luckiest guy in the worl.

you always get the best footage of planes.

(abd you get to ride in them)

[7GolfAlpha]

Excellent video of this TP-51C! What airport did you fly out of, Camarillo?